Inviting a Friend Out
Learn how to make appointments and politely invite friends to hang out in Japanese.
N5 Family & Friends Japanese Conversation · All lessons · All courses
Vocabulary
- 誘う(さそう) (誘う): to invite
- 約束(やくそく) (約束): promise/appointment
- 時間(じかん) (時間): time
- 都合(つごう) (都合): convenience/availability
- カフェ (カフェ): cafe
- 予定(よてい) (予定): plan/schedule
- 楽しみ(たのしみ) (楽しみ): looking forward to
- 何時(なんじ) (何時): what time
- どこで (どこで): where
- また今度(またこんど) (また今度): some other time
In-lesson practice
- Inviting a Friend Out — Exercises (5 questions)
Related JLPT N5 quizzes
- JLPT N5 – Listening Exercise 38 (5 questions)
- JLPT N5 – Listening Exercise 37 (7 questions)
- JLPT N5 – Listening Exercise 36 (5 questions)
- JLPT N5 – Listening Exercise 35 (5 questions)
- JLPT N5 – Listening Exercise 34 (5 questions)
- JLPT N5 – Listening Exercise 33 (5 questions)
- JLPT N5 – Listening Exercise 32 (5 questions)
- JLPT N5 – Listening Exercise 31 (5 questions)
- JLPT N5 – Listening Exercise 30 (5 questions)
- JLPT N5 – Listening Exercise 29 (7 questions)
- JLPT N5 – Listening Exercise 28 (5 questions)
- JLPT N5 – Listening Exercise 27 (5 questions)
Frequently asked questions
- What does 「誘う(さそう)」 mean in this lesson?
- to invite
- What does 「約束(やくそく)」 mean in this lesson?
- promise/appointment
- What does 「時間(じかん)」 mean in this lesson?
- time
- What does 「都合(つごう)」 mean in this lesson?
- convenience/availability
- What does 「カフェ」 mean in this lesson?
- cafe
- What does 「予定(よてい)」 mean in this lesson?
- plan/schedule
- What does 「楽しみ(たのしみ)」 mean in this lesson?
- looking forward to
- What does 「何時(なんじ)」 mean in this lesson?
- what time
- What does 「どこで」 mean in this lesson?
- where
- What does 「また今度(またこんど)」 mean in this lesson?
- some other time
- 「一緒に行き__か。」(shall we)
- ましょうか softly asks 'Shall we~?'.
- 「三時_会いましょう。」(at)
- に marks a specific point in time.
- 「都合」の正しい意味は?
- 都合(つごう)means 'availability/convenience'.
- 「また今度」の正しい意味は?
- また今度 means 'some other time'.
- 誘う前に都合を確認するときの丁寧な言い方は?
- This politely checks someone's availability before inviting them.